by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“The Unionists would all go to hell, and the secessionists to heaven.” That was the message Catherine Bockman heard when she attended Mass on May 27, 1862, at St. Vincent’s, near the French market in St. Louis’s Soulard neighborhood. She had come to pray for the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family in Australia gathered to focus on “Refugees – Who are they and why should we care?” The June 24, 2012 event “Act Justly – Refugees and Asylum Seekers” was held at St Vincent’s Ashfield and attended by...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Given the growing importance of Facebook (its current membership ranks behind only the population of China and India) it occurred to me to ask the various groups who have Facebook presence to provide their Facebook url by commenting on this post. The thought was that...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“It’s our business!” Zafen has posted a very effective promotional video explaining its what, why, who and how – all in 80 seconds! It would be very helpful as a quick way of conveying the urgency and mechanics to anyone who might be able to...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 10, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Julio Suescun, CM , long time editor of the Spanish language version of Famvin has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Father also served in the international Curia of the CM in Rome editing Nuntia, Vincentiana and other publications. Those of us who worked with...